Op-Eds
Sunday, June 18, 2006
Honor Fathers and Families By Raising the Minimum Wage
During the months of May and June, we celebrate the important role mothers and fathers play in shaping the lives of their children.
Sunday, June 11, 2006
Security is Our Top Responsibility
My top priority as a Member of Congress is advocating for policies that strengthen our national security, protect our homeland from attack, and keep the American people safe. I am a strong supporter of investing more in programs that adequately equip our first responders and increase protections at our ports and borders.
Monday, May 29, 2006
Memorial Day: Remembering Those Lost in the Fight For Freedom
On Monday, Americans across the country will celebrate Memorial Day to honor those men and women who gave their lives while protecting our freedom. Since this nation’s founding, America’s soldiers have been staunch and steady defenders of our democracy.
Sunday, May 21, 2006
Armed Forces Day a Time to Honor Our Troops
On August 31, 1949, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson announced the creation of an Armed Forces Day to replace separate Army, Navy and Air Force Days. The single-day celebration stemmed from the unification of the Armed Forces under one department—the Department of Defense. Each of the military leagues and orders was asked to drop sponsorship of its specific service day in order to celebrate the newly announced Armed Forces Day. The Army, Navy and Air Force leagues adopted the newly formed day.
Sunday, May 14, 2006
Tomorrow Marks the Beginning of the Bush Prescription Drug Tax
On Monday, I hosted a town hall meeting in Waldorf to discuss the looming prescription drug deadline. My Democratic colleagues and I have requested that the Bush Administration extend the penalty-free enrollment deadline for the new Medicare prescription drug law from tomorrow to January 1, 2007, so that seniors can have more time to navigate this confusing and complicated law.
Sunday, May 07, 2006
Teachers are the Stewards of Our Children’s Future
This week we pay tribute to some of the most important individuals in our nation: our educators. Teachers hold the future of America in their hands. They teach our children to read, to write, to calculate, to sing, to paint, to listen, to question, to work with others, and to think for themselves. Most of us owe our teachers a great debt, not only for our education in the classroom, but for inspiring and encouraging us to be and do better. I hope Marylanders will join me in honoring our teachers and recognizing the lasting contributions they make to our communities.
Sunday, April 30, 2006
The Energy Crisis: A Failure of Leadership
While driving the roads of Southern Maryland, you will inevitably notice the recent spike in gas prices. They are high and rising, squeezing the pocketbooks of the average Maryland family. This week families are paying $3.00 a gallon on average for regular gasoline -- double the cost when President Bush took office, and up nearly 70 cents a gallon in the last seven weeks.
Saturday, April 22, 2006
Earth Day a Reminder to Invest in Our Environment
On April 22, 1970, the first Earth Day, 25 million people joined around the country to demand a safer, cleaner and healthier world. The impact of that first Earth Day was astonishing. In rapid succession, and with large, bipartisan majorities, Congress passed the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, and the Superfund Act.
Sunday, April 09, 2006
We Must Support America’s Firefighters and Local Depts.
Last month, a tragic fire fueled by fierce winds battered downtown Solomon’s Island largely destroying two of the island's landmarks, the Lighthouse Inn and Bowen's Inn.
Sunday, April 02, 2006
We Must Use the Full Range of Our National Power to Strengthen America’s Security and Protect Our People
On Wednesday, I joined House and Senate Democrats in unveiling our national security agenda, “Real Security: The Democratic Plan to Protect America and Restore Our Leadership in the World.” Many of the policy proposals in that document are included in a similar national security strategy I released last September with other House Democrats.
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